HESI A2 GRAMMAR PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS

HESI A2 GRAMMAR PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECTLY SOLVED ANSWERS.

what word is best to substitute for the underlined words in the following sentence? "You
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can hear THE NURSES' laughter all the way down the hallway."
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(A) hist




(B) hers
t t




(C) them
t




(D) their -- Correct Answer ✔✔ their
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which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "Moving stealthy, the sneaky
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little boy reached up for the cookie jar on the topmost shelf."
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(A) stealthy
t




(B) sneaky
t t




(C) up t




(D) topmost -- Correct Answer ✔✔ stealthy
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which sentence is the clearest?
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(A) I saw the criminals who were arrested on the TV news.
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(B) I saw the criminals on the TV new who were arrested.
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(C) On the TV news, the criminals who were arrested were seen by me.
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(D) On the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ On
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the TV news, I saw the criminals who were arrested.
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which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "Our mayer made a
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proclamation declaring that all citizens must recycle." t t t t t t




(A) mayer
t




(B) proclamation
t




(C) citizens
t




(D) recycle -- Correct Answer ✔✔ mayer
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,select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Jennifer
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must ______ been confused by the complicated directions."
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(A) of t




(B) had
t




(C) have
t




(D) be -- Correct Answer ✔✔ have
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which of the following is spelled correctly
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(A) seisure
t




(B) siezure
t




(C) seizher
t




(D) seizure -- Correct Answer ✔✔ seizure
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select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence. "Accompanied by toast, Jake
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enjoyed his farm-fresh eggs and sweet-tasting grits."
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(A) Accompanied by toast
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(B) Jake enjoyed
t t




(C) farm-fresh eggs
t t




(D) sweet-tasting grits -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Accompanied by toast
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select the word that makes the sentence grammatically correct. "After ______ the
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course, the nursing students will take a short practicum."
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(A) finished
t




(B) finishing
t




(C) having finish
t t




(D) will finish -- Correct Answer ✔✔ finishing
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what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Please dont be afraid to
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ask questions," she assured us politely.
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(A) period
t t




(B) quotation marks
t t




(C) comma
t




(D) apostrophe -- Correct Answer ✔✔ apostrophe
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which word is not spelled correctly in the context of the sentence? "The pharmacist
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seemed to disagree with the proscription designated by the physician."
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,(A) pharmacist
t




(B) proscription
t




(C) designated
t




(D) physician -- Correct Answer ✔✔ proscription
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what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Have you finished reading
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the lab results so we can schedule an appointment with the patient"
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(A) periodt




(B) question mark
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(C) comma t




(D) semicolon -- Correct Answer ✔✔ question mark
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which of the following is spelled correctly
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(A) discipline
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(B) disipline
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(C) discapline
t




(D) dicipline -- Correct Answer ✔✔ discipline
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which sentence is grammatically correct
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(A) The new employees watched a short training film following a session with the hospital
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administrator.
(B) A session with the hospital administrator was followed by a short training film by the
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new employees. t




(C) Following a session with the hospital administrator, a short training film was watched
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by the new employees.
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(D) Following a session with the hospital administrator, the new employees watched a
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short training film. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ Following a session with the hospital
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administrator, the new employees watched a short training film. t t t t t t t t




which word is used incorrectly in the following sentence? "After rapidly consume that
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enormous meal, he felt a bit dyspeptic." t t t t t t




(A) rapidly
t




(B) consume
t




(C) felt t




(D) dyspeptic -- Correct Answer ✔✔ consume
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, what punctuation is needed in this sentence to make it correct? "Dr. Abrams came here
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from England he has only been in Delaware for one year."
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(A) comma t




(B) semicolon
t




(C) colon t




(D) hyphen -- Correct Answer ✔✔ semicolon
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select the word that makes this sentence grammatically correct. "Few students were able
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to complete the assignment in the allotted time; _______ the professor gave them an
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additional week in which to do the work." t t t t t t t




(A) despite t




(B) in fact
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(C) thereforet




(D) conversely -- Correct Answer ✔✔ therefore
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which word is spelled correctly t t t t




(A) noticablet t




(B) notisable
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(C) noticeable
t




(D) noticeabel -- Correct Answer ✔✔ noticeable
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select the phrase or clause that is misplaced in the sentence
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"I did not see the open carton of orange juice on the shelf standing with the refrigerator
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door open." t




(A) I did not see
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(B) of orange juice
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(C) on the shelf
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(D) standing with the refrigerator door open -- Correct Answer ✔✔ standing with the
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refrigerator door open t t




select the word or phrase that will make the sentence grammatically correct. "Do not be
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afraid to consult _______ your peers."
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(A) with t




(B) from t




(C) by t t




(D) in -- Correct Answer ✔✔ with
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